Endoscopic repair of an abdominal intercostal hernia.
Abdominal viscera herniation through the chest wall is a rare condition. A case is presented of an abdominal intercostal hernia of the seventh right intercostal space; its pathogenesis and clinical features are described, and also the combined endoscopic and percutaneous surgical approach employed for its repair.
Bobbio
Antonio
A
Department of Surgical Science, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy. antonboa@hotmail.com
Ampollini
Luca
L
Prinzi
Gabriele
G
Sarli
Leopoldo
L
D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000150:complications